KROGER CO KR
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 501044101 · ISIN US5010441013
American multinational retailing company
- SectorConsumer staples
- IndustryRetail-Grocery Stores
- HeadquartersCincinnati, OH
- Founded1882
- Websitekroger.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($97.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 717.5m as of 2023-03-22, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $49.29. Options: 34 managers hold calls ($320.1m notional), 35 hold puts ($353.3m).
Trends to Q1 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 1,032 |
| Q4 2022 | 1,043 |
| Q1 2023 | 1,080 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 477 | 461 |
| Q1 2023 | 561 | 428 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $349.3m | $366.2m | 1.05 |
| Q4 2022 | $228.5m | $220.0m | 0.96 |
| Q1 2023 | $320.1m | $353.3m | 1.10 |
Biggest buyers
| Sanders Capital, LLC | New | +12.6m |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC | Added | +4.8m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +4.6m |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P | New | +4.3m |
| Boston Partners | Added | +4.2m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | New | +2.8m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Added | +2.8m |
| STRS OHIO | Added | +2.2m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +1.5m |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +1.2m |
Biggest sellers
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Sold out | -5.3m |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Reduced | -3.3m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -2.9m |
| Man Group plc | Sold out | -2.6m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -2.6m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Sold out | -2.4m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -2.0m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Reduced | -1.9m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -1.0m |
Biggest calls
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $82.4m1.7m shares |
| BlackRock Inc. | New | $49.4m1.0m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $48.1m974.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $21.4m433.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $15.1m305.0k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $12.2m246.6k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $10.9m220.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $10.1m204.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $6.4m131.1k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $5.9m118.5k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $48.6m983.7k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $46.9m949.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $44.6m903.0k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $42.6m863.7k shares |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | New | $32.5m657.5k shares |
| SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. | New | $24.7m500.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $15.1m305.7k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $13.8m279.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $13.7m276.7k shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | $12.4m251.7k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-17 | 7.5% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 6.9% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: STATE STREET CORP (5.0%, 2026-05-12), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC), WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP (3.2%, 2026-02-10)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 6 | $6.9m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 10 | $30.6m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $7.6m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.2m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 6 | $7.4m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-31 | Aitken Stuart Senior Vice President | Sold | $1.2m25.0k shares |
| 2023-03-30 | COSSET YAEL Senior Vice President and CIO | Sold | $1.5m30.0k shares |
| 2023-03-27 | MILLERCHIP GARY Senior Vice President and CFO | Sold | $1.5m30.2k shares |
| 2023-03-14 | Foley Todd A Vice President & Controller | Sold | $182.4k3.9k shares |
| 2023-03-14 | FIKE CARIN L Vice President and Treasurer | Sold | $47.0k1.0k shares |
| 2023-03-06 | Jabbar Valerie L. Senior Vice President | Sold | $2.9m62.4k shares |
| 2023-03-03 | FIKE CARIN L Vice President and Treasurer | Sold | $137.7k3.0k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q1 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 82.7m $4.1bn | Added +266.7k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 63.4m $3.1bn | Reduced -2.6m |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 0.76% of their portfolio | 50.0m $2.5bn | Unchanged |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.09% of their portfolio | 33.7m $1.7bn | Reduced -731.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 13.6m $671.9m | Added +322.0k |
| Sanders Capital, LLC 1.47% of their portfolio | 12.6m $622.5m | New |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.20% of their portfolio | 11.7m $579.2m | Added +160.0k |
| Capital World Investors 0.11% of their portfolio | 10.6m $523.5m | Reduced -1.0k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 1.13% of their portfolio | 10.2m $503.2m | Reduced -211.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.66% of their portfolio | 10.0m $495.1m | Reduced -1.0m |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 9.5m $469.8m | Added +4.6m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.05% of their portfolio | 9.2m $456.2m | Reduced -682.1k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 1.52% of their portfolio | 7.7m $377.8m | Added +4.8m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.07% of their portfolio | 7.6m $375.5m | Reduced -125.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 6.1m $301.3m | Reduced -309.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.09% of their portfolio | 5.3m $261.0m | Reduced -140.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.3m $260.7m | Reduced -156.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 5.2m $258.1m | Reduced -355.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 5.1m $252.7m | Added +67.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.1m $251.9m | Added +1.5m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 4.6m $226.0m | Reduced -239.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.4m $218.5m | Added +28.4k |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 0.41% of their portfolio | 4.3m $213.3m | New |
| Boston Partners 0.29% of their portfolio | 4.3m $212.2m | Added +4.2m |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.18% of their portfolio | 4.1m $202.6m | Reduced -290.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.11% of their portfolio | 4.0m $199.8m | Added +527.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.0m $199.8m | Added +262.7k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 3.9m $194.7m | Added +2.8m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.08% of their portfolio | 3.6m $179.5m | Reduced -2.0m |
| STRS OHIO 0.26% of their portfolio | 3.4m $168.7m | Added +2.2m |
| NORGES BANK 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.3m $161.9m | Reduced -221.9k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.68% of their portfolio | 3.1m $154.1m | Added +125.3k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.41% of their portfolio | 3.1m $151.9m | Reduced -148.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.28% of their portfolio | 2.9m $145.2m | Added +876.1k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.69% of their portfolio | 2.8m $137.9m | New |
| Amundi 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.8m $133.5m | Reduced -728.1k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.8m $136.5m | Reduced -7.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.7m $133.2m | Reduced -64.1k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.33% of their portfolio | 2.6m $128.9m | Reduced -1.9m |
| Greenvale Capital LLP 10.04% of their portfolio | 2.6m $128.4m | Added +450.0k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.26% of their portfolio | 2.5m $124.6m | Reduced -22.2k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 1.63% of their portfolio | 2.4m $119.9m | Added +1.1m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.4m $119.4m | Reduced -499.8k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.4m $118.9m | Added +147.5k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.4m $117.6m | Reduced -261.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.4m $117.1m | Added +459.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.34% of their portfolio | 2.0m $97.1m | Reduced -368.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.0m $97.0m | Added +204.1k |
| RWC Asset Management LLP 2.90% of their portfolio | 1.9m $94.0m | Reduced -74.3k |
| National Pension Service 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.9m $90.8m | Added +459.3k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.57% of their portfolio | 1.8m $90.2m | Added +325.8k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.8m $89.6m | Reduced -249.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.8m $86.9m | Added +14.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $36.1m | Added +1.2m |
| VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al 0.88% of their portfolio | 1.7m $85.4m | Added +381.7k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.7m $83.9m | Reduced -34.4k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.7m $83.1m | Added +11.7k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.6m $80.6m | Added +155.3k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.48% of their portfolio | 1.6m $78.6m | Reduced -373.9k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.6m $72.1m | Added +29.4k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.6m $77.2m | Added +395.1k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.5m $74.7m | Reduced -456.4k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.5m $74.3m | Reduced -2.9m |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.5m $74.3m | Added +28.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.4m $66.8m | Reduced -592 |
| Railway Pension Investments Ltd 0.68% of their portfolio | 1.3m $66.5m | Reduced -15.8k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.3m $64.8m | Added +354.8k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.3m $63.0m | Added +248.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $62.0m | Reduced -603.2k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.2m $61.2m | Reduced -65.8k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 1.2m $60.8m | Reduced -365.0k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.27% of their portfolio | 1.2m $60.7m | Reduced -8.0k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.2m $57.2m | Reduced -81.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.1m $56.6m | Reduced -11.3k |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.1m $55.6m | Added +17.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $53.6m | Reduced -123.8k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.0m $51.1m | Reduced -240.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $50.4m | Reduced -718.2k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.14% of their portfolio | 970.4k $47.9m | Added +56.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.04% of their portfolio | 962.5k $47.5m | Added +91.0k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 952.4k $47.1m | Reduced -101.9k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 946.2k $46.7m | Reduced -6.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 941.1k $46.5m | Reduced -287.5k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 927.1k $45.8m | Added +400.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 918.5k $45.3m | Added +17.6k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 918.5k $45.3m | Added +109.5k |
| Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC 2.79% of their portfolio | 909.1k $44.9m | Added +126.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 904.0k $44.6m | Reduced -273.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 888.0k $43.8m | Added +26.2k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.10% of their portfolio | 881.5k $43.5m | Added +1.5k |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.07% of their portfolio | 870.6k $43.0m | Added +27.1k |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.81% of their portfolio | 848.2k $41.9m | Reduced -27.1k |
| AXA S.A. 0.14% of their portfolio | 827.8k $40.9m | Added +12.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.05% of their portfolio | 822.5k $40.6m | Added +66.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.10% of their portfolio | 822.5k $40.6m | Reduced -24.7k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.66% of their portfolio | 795.6k $39.3m | Reduced -43.5k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.10% of their portfolio | 780.9k $38.6m | Reduced -47.7k |
| PINEBRIDGE INVESTMENTS, L.P. 0.41% of their portfolio | 736.9k $36.4m | Added +148.5k |
| CAPITAL ADVISORS INC/OK 0.97% of their portfolio | 730.4k $36.1m | Added +31.2k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.08% of their portfolio | 723.5k $35.7m | Reduced -113.5k |